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The 1966 Grand National was the 120th renewal of the
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horse race that took place at
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near
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, England, on 26 March 1966. The winner was
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by 20 lengths, giving Freddie second place for a second consecutive year. Forty-seven horses ran. The winning jockey Tim Norman had been injured in a car crash two days earlier.


Finishing order


Non-finishers


Media coverage

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presented Grand National Grandstand on the
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. The seventh successive year the race was broadcast live and the sixth time Coleman fronted the coverage.
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, Bob Haynes and Tony Preston were the commentators.


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Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap st ...
Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap st ...
Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap st ...
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